Qian Xunji's Thoughts

Qian Xunji's Thoughts

Above the sea, Qian Daoliu wielded the Measuring Heaven Sword as it clashed continuously with Bo Saixi's Sea God's Scepter, sending bursts of Soul Power sparks flying. The force unleashed by even a casual strike churned the sea for tens of thousands of meters around them.

Neither of them used Soul Skills. Once one reached the cultivation of a Limit Douluo, the configuration of one's soul rings and their Soul Skills no longer mattered much. The immense Soul Power within a Limit Douluo made their ordinary attacks far stronger than attacks unleashed through Soul Skills.

For example, Qian Daoliu's First Soul Skill, Angel Assault—if he channeled Soul Power into his fist and threw a punch, its power would far surpass that of his First Soul Skill.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Angel's Roar!"

Qian Daoliu's sixth soul ring lit up beneath his feet. Two golden flames of Soul Power burst from the corners of his eyes, while his Angel Spirit behind him let out waves of pleasant yet piercingly high-pitched cries of "Ah—!"

The instant the sound waves touched Bo Saixi's skin, a stabbing pain filled her head. These sound waves were spiritual attacks; plugging one's ears could not block them. They were formed by Qian Daoliu converting the Soul Power in his body with the aid of his soul ring, making them effective against opponents of any level.

It was as though an invisible floor lay beneath Bo Saixi's feet. She planted the Sea God's Scepter in her hand against the ground, and the seawater that had been surging in every direction suddenly seemed to come alive, gathering beneath her feet.

Then, an incomparably thick pillar of water shot up and enveloped Bo Saixi, forming a solid barrier. Qian Daoliu's sonic attack penetrated less than a third of the water pillar before being stopped.

The water pillar fell, revealing Bo Saixi once more. Not a single part of her body or gown had been wet by the seawater, and her Soul Power was rapidly recovering to its full state.

Bo Saixi saw the confusion in Qian Daoliu's eyes and said, "This is an ability of my martial soul. I can control and absorb the power of the sea for my own use."

"I see. Worthy of the Sea God."

Qian Daoliu sighed in amazement. Even a Limit Douluo possessed strength approaching only a hundred thousand jin. The vast sea could unleash an unimaginably terrifying amount of energy. If Bo Saixi raised a ten-thousand-meter tsunami, she could probably crush him to death with ease.

At that moment, Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi turned to look in the same direction. Without hesitation, Qian Daoliu slashed out a streak of golden sword energy toward it.

With a bang, the golden sword energy was easily shattered. A vast, overwhelmingly domineering surge of Soul Power erupted, its aura fully able to contend with the pressure radiating from both Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi.

"Hahaha! Qian Daoliu, you're fighting an unfamiliar Limit Douluo and didn't even tell me? That's really not brotherly of you!"

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—nine soul rings appeared. Tang Chen arrived carrying an enormous Clear Sky Hammer, its head as large as a huge water vat.

"You brute really do have a dog's nose. You smelled your way over from so far away," Qian Daoliu mocked without restraint.

"You... you are..."

Bo Saixi stared at the wild and uninhibited Tang Chen, her expression suddenly freezing. She had seen Tang Chen before. When she was still young, she had once gone to the mainland in search of the lost Sea God's Heart. Back then, she had heard of Tang Chen, the number one figure among the mainland's younger generation, and had seen him once from afar. She had fallen in love at first sight.

At the time, Tang Chen was only around thirty, at the age when he was most high-spirited and at the height of his masculine charm. However, Tang Chen had already been promised in marriage, and she herself bore responsibilities, so she had not revealed her feelings. She had merely watched him from afar for a while before returning to Sea God Island.

She had never expected that seventy years later, she would see Tang Chen again—and that he had become a Limit Douluo through his own ability.

Because of a Limit Douluo's formidable cultivation, Tang Chen in his thirties looked little different from Tang Chen now, over a hundred years old. Since he spent his days at the Clear Sky Sect, he might even look somewhat younger.

"Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen! I never expected there to be another Limit Douluo in this world."

Tang Chen introduced himself. He had never met Bo Saixi, so naturally, he knew nothing of Sea God Island.

"Sea God Island, Bo Saixi."

Tang Chen spun the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand in a flourish and assumed a fighting stance. Taking a step forward, he said in a rough voice, "Bo Saixi, let's have a fight!"

Qian Daoliu stepped even farther forward and roared, "Tang Chen, get lost! I'm not done fighting yet!"

Tang Chen took another step forward and shook his arm disdainfully. "Qian Daoliu, you've been fighting for so long without deciding a victor. You've used up quite a bit of Soul Power, while Bo Saixi is still at full Soul Power. It's obvious you can't beat her. Let me do it. Just go stand to the side and watch!"

Veins bulged on Qian Daoliu's forehead. "You fucking—"

After a fierce exchange of insults, Bo Saixi finally spoke and had Qian Daoliu recover at the side. They would change locations and fight later.

After learning that Bo Saixi could draw upon the sea's power to strengthen herself, Tang Chen decisively chose to fight her on the sea, wanting to see just how strong she was with the sea's blessing.

"I'd like to see what a brute like you can do."

Qian Daoliu slowly recovered his Soul Power from the side, silently watching Tang Chen standing atop the sea and Bo Saixi, still as elegant as ever, hovering in midair.

"Divine Slaughter's Domain, Haotian Avatar!"

Crimson killing intent erupted madly from Tang Chen's body. A blood-red bat mark appeared on the seawater frozen by the killing intent beneath his feet. He threw the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand into the air, and amid flashing blood-colored lightning, a black soul ring lit up.

The Clear Sky Hammer expanded at high speed, its hammerhead swelling in the wind until it resembled a small hill. Tang Chen leaped into the air, wrapped both arms around the enormous Clear Sky Hammer, and smashed it fiercely toward Bo Saixi.

Bo Saixi's seventh soul ring also lit up beneath her feet. Her Sea God Martial Soul likewise grew incomparably huge, holding a Trident formed from Soul Power as she thrust it toward the incoming Clear Sky Hammer.

Boom!

A massive explosion rang out as terrifying ripples of Soul Power surged in all directions. The surface of the sea beneath them sank hundreds of meters, and Qian Daoliu raised his hand, turning Soul Power into a shield to block the Soul Power storm.

Crack!

The Trident Bo Saixi had condensed was shattered by Tang Chen's Clear Sky Hammer. Her body immediately felt weightless, and she quickly used her Sea God Martial Soul to summon the power of the sea and support herself.

In the distance, although Qian Xunji's Spiritual Power could not make out the details of the battle, he could clearly see the two Martial Soul Avatars the size of small hills colliding. A puzzled look appeared between his brows.

Even Bo Saixi, with eight black soul rings and one red one, had to borrow the sea's power to withstand the Clear Sky Hammer. In a direct clash, no martial soul truly could match the Clear Sky Hammer. But... why did Bo Saixi have to take the full force of its hammerhead?

The Clear Sky Hammer's destructive power was so terrifying precisely because it was heavy. In a sense, the Douluo world was fair. If a martial soul was too powerful, it would inevitably have limitations. While the Clear Sky Hammer possessed immense destructive power, it could not be swung too quickly. Since Bo Saixi wielded a light Trident and possessed the precise perception granted by Limit Douluo-level Spiritual Power, couldn't she simply avoid the hammerhead and strike the hammer's handle instead?

Did they not understand the principle of leverage? As long as she held off the Clear Sky Hammer's handle, or blocked it the instant Tang Chen began to swing, denying him the chance to exert force, the Clear Sky Hammer's terrifying destructive power could not be brought into play.

It was understandable if she could not intercept it while it was in martial soul form, but with such a massive hammer in Martial Soul Avatar form, she should have had no trouble finding an opportunity. And even if it was too risky and she could not find one, couldn't she just retreat and dodge?